LOST! I have no idea where to look!

<p>Well, I've given in to these Chances posts...they're just so tempting!</p>

<p>I only want to apply to schools with good theater programs, but other than Vassar and Tisch, I'm essentially clueless. I'm a rising junior and just want a bit of direction.</p>

<p>Where could these stats get me in, as they stand now? I'm really lost, guys. And some of you really seem to know what you're talking about, so here goes nothing...</p>

<p>S T A T S !</p>

<p>GPA: 3.72 UW at one of the most competitive schools in my area. my school doesn't rank, but if I had to estimate, I'm in the top 20%.
PSAT/SAT not yet taken.
SAT II: 740 bio, lit to be taken in october (avg. practice test score: 750)
I'm White and I have no hook.</p>

<p>Will take AP chinese and AP world hist this year. my school doesn't allow more than 3 APs per year. Will take 3 APs senior year.</p>

<p>ECs:
THEATER:
-one of the heads of theater co. at my school
-3 or more mainstage productions per year; many smaller, student-run productions, as well; multiple leads.
-rehearsals appx. 8-10 hrs/wk
Enormous passion here. ENORMOUS.</p>

<p>MUSIC:
Piano for 12 years. State Symphony this year.
I am playing at Carnegie Hall in a few months (culmination of a lifelong dream!).</p>

<p>WRITING:
-Many out-of-school classes. I write in my spare time. It's therapeutic.
-I edit my school's Literary Magazine and have written for it since freshman year.
-Piece published in nationally distributed magazine for Teens.</p>

<p>VOLUNTEERING/INTERNSHIPS:
-Volunteer at pediatric center of a cancer hospital every sat.
-Volunteer at various theaters
-Internship at world-famous museum; aided a curator with research</p>

<p>Thank you so much. I really am lost here and would appreciate some help...</p>

<p>Well, you might start by checking out the forum on musical theatre under college confidential.</p>

<p>I'm not an expert on this area, but some schools that spring quickly to mind are Julliard (NY), Cal Institute for the Arts (CA), Lawrence University (WI), Marlboro Collge (VT), University of Cincinnati (check out the Cincinnati Conservatory program), Oberlin, and Indiana University. I'm sure there are many more suggestions at the forum I've already mentioned.</p>

<p>P.S. Congratulations on playing Carnegie Hall--that is quite an accomplishment.</p>

<p>princeton review list of 'best college theater:'</p>

<p>Wagner
Stephens College (MO)
Emerson
Catawba College
Drew
Sarah Lawrence
Yale
Wesleyan
Vassar
Whitman
SUNY-purchase
Oberlin
Skidmore
Ithaca
Bennington
Northwestern
Muhlenberg
Kenyon
Lawrence Uni.</p>